Poaceae FAMILY

Fargesia porphyrea

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Fargesia porphyrea is an evergreen, clump-forming bamboo with short rhizomes and erect, woody stems around 3 - 5 metres tall. The stems are around 10 - 25mm in diameter, thin-walled, with internodes around 28 - 35cm long[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China (southern Yunnan)

HabitatAt elevations from 1,200 - 2,500 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].